Habitat: submersed terrestrial grasses in this small Amazon side channel
Suriname
Collected in Suriname
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Rio Caqueta, Brazil
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| Scientific Name | Acanthodoras cataphractus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Common Names | Chocolate Talking Catfish Chocolate Raphael, Gemeiner Dornwels (Germany), Milky Catfish |
| Type Locality | America (in error). |
| Synonym(s) | Callichthys asper, Cataphractus americanus, Doras blochii, Doras castaneoventris, Silurus cataphractus |
| Pronunciation | ah KAN tho door ass |
| Etymology | Acanthodoras: From the Greek akantha, meaning thorn, and doras, meaning skin (also a word commonly used in forming generic names for doradids); in reference to the spines on the bony scutes along the lateral line. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 115mm or 4.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | The only genus of doradid with a fully rounded caudal fin. The only genus of doradid with a fully rounded caudal fin. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| pH | 6.4 - 7.4 |
| Temperature | 22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F (Show species within this range) |
| Other Parameters | There are reports of this species from river mouth areas, but it is unlikely these are exported, those that do find their way into aquaria prefers softer water. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Compatibility | Usually peaceful but there has been one report of large specimens fighting with congeners to the point of poisoning each other. |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1, pp 307. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my fish" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 6 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| More Resources | |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up A. cataphractus on PlanetCatfish.com |
 | Look up A. cataphractus on Fishbase |
 | Look up A. cataphractus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up A. cataphractus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.12.38.626 | |
| Last Update | Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |